Clutch



June 16, 1931.

Original Fi J. R. KINNEY CLUTCH led April 12. 1928 `'-20 ed in the drawings, this form having been 112.5 and organized, and the invention is not lim- Patentecl June 16, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE y y:fueros R. KINNEY, or JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS Y y f CLUTCH. `Application mea Aprn V12, 192e, seria1 No. 269,422. lienewiea o'ctbef i930'.Vr

14 in any well known manner and thedisk 1e is adaptedtoreciprocate endwise of these .vl f

The cup-shaped housing 12 has an annular flange 17 at the inner endthereof forming a bearing for the end of a shaft 18 adapted to be driven by the driving shaft 10 under cer- This invention relates to clutches andhas for its object they production of a simple but effective double acting clutch ,including a slidable sleeve and two revoluble members `l adapted to be driven bya rotatable driving member, said driving member being brought into frictionalv Contact with one revoluble Y member and disengaged from theV 4other tain conditions. n v revoluble member by an endwise movement of This shaft 18 has a collar 19 thereonagainst saidslidablemember in one direction while which one end of a hollowshaft 20 abuts,

the endwise movement of the slidable member this hollow shaft being adaptedto revolve in the opposite direction will bring said drivuponA the periphery'of the' inner shaft V18'. I ing member into frictional contact with the vMounted on the shaft 1.8 is a flange member other revoluble member'and disengage it 2l secured tov said shaft by means of a pin from the first mentioned revoluble member. `22 so that the shaft 18 andthe flange member rThis object is attained by the mechanism 21 must revolve together.` v v d illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The flange member 21 is adjacent one face Y I For the purpose ofl illustrating the inven-l of the disk 16 and on the oppositesideof said tion, one preferred form thereof is illustratdiskis another flange-member 23 secured to the hollow shaft 20 bymeans of vpins 24.` i' "70 Contacting with the outerface' of ythe flange 21 is a ring 25 and contacting with the outer face of the flange 23 is a similarring 26. Through the ring 25 extend a pluralityof studsl27 having headsatone end bearing vagainst the outer face of the lring 25, while their opposite ends are provided with eyes 28. Pivoteydto these eyes 28 are a pluralityof foam levers 29-each having'` a -toef'adapted to bear against one face of the disk v16. l d

Th'e opposite ends offthese cam levers 29y found to give satisfactoryland` reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities off which the invention consists can be variously arranged 7 5 ited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described except as required by the scope of the appended claims.

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' Figure 1 represents avertical section of a yclutch embodying the principles of the present invention, the cutting plane being on line l1,1, on Fig. 2. Y f

same on line 2, 2, on Fig. 1, and A Figure 3 represents a partial section of same on line 3,3, on Fig. 2.-' i l Similar charactersv indicate like parts 40 throughoutthe several figures ofthe drawmgs. L v y In the drawings, 10 isa rotatable driving shaft having keyed thereto a liy wheel 11 or similar member, and to thisfly wheel member a cup-shaped housing 12 is secured by bolts 13.

The cup-shaped housing12 has a peripheral flange 14 from which extends a plurality of parallel pins 15. e c

' These pins 15 may be securedvto thefiange actuatin areyconnectedby means of links 30 to ears 31 radiatingfrom thevperiphery of.a slidable sleeve 32said sleeve surrounding thehollow Figure 2 represents a transverse section of '-Shaft 20 and beingslidable` endwise thereon.

The sleeve 32 has a peripheral groovetherea lever 36"secured to a fulcrumipin 37 mountv ed lin ali'xed' member 38. A, 7 This fulcrum pin 37- has` secured thereto: an

g lever 39 wherebythe'sleeve 32 may be moved endwise when itis' desired to actu- The di k 16 hasextendingtherethrough a 'plurality of studs 40- whichv also extend cam levers 42 each having a toe adapted to bear against the outer face of the ring 26.

The outer ends of the levers 42 are connected by links 43 to ears 44 Vradiating from the periphery of sleeve 32.

When the sleeve 32 is in an intermediate position the` disk 16 will be free from contact with each of the flange members 21 and When the sleeve 32 has been moved into the position indicated in Fig.V 1 by means of the actuating lever 39, the toes of the cam members 29 will bear against the disk 16 and force it into frictional contact with the adjacent face of the flange 21.

It will be seen that when in this position the flange 21 is gripped by the ring 25 and the disk 16 so that all three members are compelled to rotate together. Y

When inthis position the rotary movement of the shaft 10 will be transmitted to the shaft 18.

Simultaneously with the actuating of the cam levers 29 the cam levers 42 will be moved about their pivots so that the toes of said cam levers will move outwardly and permit the disk 416. to become disengaged from the flange When the sleeve 32 is moved in the opposite direction into the position indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the toes of the cam levers 42 will engagewith the outer face of the ring 26 ,and through the studs 40 draw the disk 16 into firm frietonal Contact With the inner face of the danse 23,- e

When in this position there will be no rotary movement transmitted from the shaft V1Q to the shaft 18 but a rotary movement will be imparted from said shaft 10 to the hollow shaft 20 surrounding the inner shaft 1S.

It is obvious that by means of this construction of clutch all connection between the shaft 10 and the shafts 18 and 20 may be broken so that the latter shafts will remain at a standstill. f

It is also selfevident that with a movement of the sleeve 32 in either direction, the two sets of; toggle mechanism 29, 30 and 42, 43 will be; actuated .so that the disk 16 will be blmlght intoi rictional ContactA with one of the flanged. membersv 21 or 23, while all frictional contact .between said disk and the other dan .ed member will be broke-n f Iig thehollomshnft 20fs Connected with some sort of reversing gear, it is possible Vby means of this ,lutnh mechanism .t0 transmit rotary motion n 011e dyecton-thmush the medium of .the shaft 18 and t0. Qbtan n. quick reversal of movement yclutch whenrthe kdisk moved from` contact `with the dans@ 21 into Contact Within@ dans@ Having thus described my invention,k I

claim: A A n 1. The ombination of a rotatable friction l disk; two revoluble members by the actuation 0f the' disk having endwise movement; two revoluble members having flanges on opposite sides of said disk adapted to be frictionally engaged by said disk when moved endwise; a slidable sleeve; and two sets of toggle mechanisms actuated simultaneously by end movement of said sleeve, oneset permitting said disk being disengaged from contact with one flange while the other set effects engagement between said disk and the other flange.

2. The combination of a rotatable friction disk having endwise movement; two revoluble members having flanges on opposite sides of said disk adapted to be frictionally engaged by said disk when moved endwise; rings contacting with the outer faces of said flanges; a slidable sleeve having peripheral ears; a set of studs extending through one ring and said disk having heads at one end at the opposite ends; cam members pivoted in said eyes with toes bearing against said disk another set of studs extending through said disk and the other ring having heads at one end bearing against said disk and-eyes at their opposite ends; cam levers pivoted in said eyes with toes bearing against the outer face of said other ring; and links connecting the outer ends of all of said cam levers with the ears of said sleeve.

3. The combination of a rotatable friction having flanges on opposite sides of said disk adapted to be frictionally engaged by said disk, said .disk and members having endwise movement relatively to each other; rings contacting with the outer faces of said flanges; a slidable sleeve having peripheral ears; a set of studs extending through one ring and said disk having heads at one end bearing against said ring and having eyes at .the opposite ends; cam levers pivoted in said eyes with toes bearing against said disk; another setof studs extending through said disk and the other ring having heads at one end bearing against sait disk and eyes at-their opposite ends; cam levers pivoted in said eyesl with toes bearing against the outer face of said other ring; and links connecting the outer `ends of all of said cam levers with the ears of said sleeve.

4. y'I "he combination of a rotatable friction disk; two revoluble members having flanges 0n opposite sides of said disk adapted to be frictionally engaged by said disk; Vsaid disk and members having endwise movement relatively to each other and one of said members surroundingV the periphery of the other; rings contacting with the outer faces of said flanges; a slidable sleeve having peripheral ears; a set of studs extending through one ljing and said disk having heads at one end bearing against said ring and having eyes at the. opposite ends; cam levers pivoted in said eyes with toes .bearing against said disk;

another set of studs extending through said disk and the other ring having heads at one end bearing against said disk and eyes at their opposite ends; cam levers pivoted in said eyes lWith toes bearing against the outer face of said other ring; and links connecting the outer ends of all of said cam levers with the ears of said sleeve.

5. The combination of a rotatable friction member having endWise movement; a revoluble member having a peripheral flange, one face of which is adapte-d to frictionally engage said rotatable member; a ring adapted to Contact with the opposite face of said rotatable member; studs extending through said ring and rotatable member having eyes at one end and heads at the other end; cam levers pivoted in said eyes With toes bearing against said rotatable member; a slidable sleeve having peripheral ears; and links connecting the outer ends of said levers and said ears.

6.' The combination of a rotatable member provided with a plurality of pins parallel to its axis; a friction member having end- Wise movement on said pins; a revoluble member having a peripheral flange, one face of Which is adapted to frictionally engage said rotatable member; a ring adapted to '30 contact with the opposite face of said flange;

studs extending through said ring and vrotatable member having eyes at one end and heads at the other end; cam levers pivoted in said eyes with toes bearing against said- 35 rotatable member; a slidable sleeve'having peripheral ears; and links connecting the fouter ends of said levers and said ears.

7. |The combination of a rotatable friction disk; two revoldble members having flanges adapted to contact With the opposite faces of said disk; two sets of toggle mechanisms adapted to operate simultaneously to force one flange into engagement With and at the same time force the other flange from engagement With said disk; and a slidable mem!v ber for simultaneously actuating both toggle mechanisms. f

Signed by meat 746 Old South Bldg., Boston7 Mass., thisr 10th day of April, 1928. 50 JUSTUS R. KINNEY. 

